DSGN 264-403 Fall 2020 Blog
World-renknown artists Takashi Murakami recently put up this tall statue at the Roppongi Hills complex and it reminded me of our intervention projects. Such a humongous statue demands the attention of anyone who passes by and sports the iconic design of Murakami’s flowers. The shining golden color is very visually Read more…
In 2017, Apple finished construction and moved into the massive campus known as “The Ring”. Apple Park covers 2.8 million square feet, accommodates 12,000 employees and cost approximately $5 billion to build. I find the use of land and design of this spaceship shaped building unique and interesting. Although the Read more…
“As a place of transit, I wanted all of the different entranceways of the subway station to mirror how we move through space. It’s this kind of speed of movement—these transitions into different kinds of environments that we take for granted and we do repetitively.” – Sarah Sze “Blueprint for Read more…
Universal Studios Japan recently announced that they will be opening a Nintendo theme park in 2021. The video game company that is one of the most world renown has translated their nostalgic designs into a potentially highly desirable experience. In these covid times, many people find experiences like this to Read more…
I came across this video touching on the power that the design of an album cover can have on the experience listening to the album. The most interesting point made (in my opinion) was the fact that the design has to encapsulate the experience that your album is creating. It Read more…
One of the more interesting moments in music this year was when the superstar rapper Travis Scott successfully pulled off the first ever Fortnite performance. The team digitized Travis (likely pulling from his action figure designed by Dan Chung) and through motion tracking recorded a version of him performing his Read more…
The NBA recently released their new slate of jerseys for the players and naturally fans voiced their opinion. As they transition to more tech-infused jerseys, the focus has remained on using vibrant colors where applicable to appeal to fans (large amount of revenue is brought in from jersey sales). Unfortunately Read more…
It is common knowledge at this point that Kanye West is one of the greatest artists of the 21st century. With numerous commercial hits and street anthems under his belt he is undoubtedly the most decorated rapper of this generation. And a large part of this acclaim comes from his Read more…
I found this article on Christmas gift ideas for artists and designers. I’m a horrible gift-giver, so things like this are super helpful to me, and I hope you’ll find this list inspiring! The items are pretty unique; my personal favorites are the Keith Haring tote bag and the corkframe. Read more…
https://thispersondoesnotexist.com Although some of us might not consider this art or design at first glance, as we’ve spent so much time exploring the conjunction between code/data and visualization, I think this is one of the coolest (and creepiest) applications of computational visual generation. This website uses AI to generate an Read more…